268 Results Are Tagged With "Environment and Sustainability"

It?s Not a Waste! (INW) is an educational and self-sustaining waste management and recycling service implemented primarily in schools throughout Vientiane, Laos.

This project is designed to identify and demonstrate feasible technical intervention for water quality improvement of the Pasig River with a particular reference to small-scale drainage channels or esteros, which will be duplicated over other areas within the catchments of the river. The objectives of the project are achieved by (1) formulating a master plan that will identify and prioritize water quality improvement measures and their focus areas for intervention and feasible technical options (2) implementing small-scale pilot projects that will have immediate impacts and needs on two of the river system?s esteros; and (3) fostering sound partnership among the regional bodies together with national level agencies. The master plan is expected to come up with various project options, along with expected overall costs in each targeted river section for water quality improvement in the Pasig River and its tributaries. To ensure sustainability and demand-service provision, a community-based approach that responds to local needs is one of the key strategies of the project. The Pasig River System is composed of river tributaries and several creeks and esteros. Water quality improvement efforts should be concentrated in these areas to generate maximum impact. Two small-scale projects will be conducted. This will involve putting up filtration and aeration systems along Estero de Paco and Estero de San Miguel. These systems will include the following: installation of aeration equipment with diffuser and floating island reactor. The aeration and filtration systems aim to reduce Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), increase Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and reduce Total Suspended Solids (TSS), which are the primary parameters measured for water quality. Water quality and sediment sampling will be done on a regular basis to determine the improvement made. The ultimate goal of the project is to help minimize the pollution load discharging into Ilog Pasig and Manila bay so as to comply with the mandates of the Clean Water Act of the Republic of the Philippines. With the improved water quality, it is expected that the project will contribute to river transportation, the real estate, tourism and commercial development in the Pasig River.

The purpose of this project is to develop beverage cartons that are collected in Rangsit campus,Thammasat University and form them to ? the green board products? to create tables ,school furniture or roof sheets in order to distribute to rural communities nationwide in Thailand. ? Go Green board ? project is a part of the zero-waste program,led by Thammasat University, aiming to build participation in waste management and also to value the significance of waste materials to students.

Pattani- Chiang Mai: Environmental Studies for Youth is a two weeks workshop focuses on various environmental issues in Thailand. Youths that attend the workshop will be selected from the conflict zones in southern parts of Thailand including Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat province. The main activities for the workshop will take place at two locations; the first week in Pattani, and the second week in Chiang Mai, Thailand.